# Buddy: Budget Planner App — Bill Tracker & Money Manager

> Budget planner and expense tracker for personal and shared finances. (iPhone/iPad app by Buddy Budgeting AB.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddy-budget-planner-app/id936422955 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Buddy Budgeting AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/936422954)
- Category: Finance, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 9,413 App Store ratings · 838 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 155 MB
- Languages: Danish, Russian, Norwegian Bokmål, Turkish, German (Germany), Italian, French (France), Polish, Swedish, American English and 3 more
- Released: 2014-11-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddy-budget-planner-app/id936422955/reviews.md

## What is Buddy?

Buddy helps you set up a budget and keep track of your expenses, either by yourself or together with your loved ones.
Here’s what is waiting for you inside:


BUDGETS
Buddy will help you not to overspend on your well-earned salary by setting up a budget plan that fits you. 
Do you want a shared budget with your partner? Or keep the expenses between you and your mates fair on the vacation? No problem, just invite them and get a clear picture of who spent what.

CONNECT YOUR BANK
Import all transactions from your bank account into Buddy and see how your budget is doing.

OVERVIEW
We'll give you a beautiful & detailed overview of your spendings, income, and savings.

SPLIT
Split lets you know who paid what, and how to settle up.


And much more for you to find.
Take control of your finance today!

Buddy offers a $9.99 monthly renewing and a $49.99 yearly renewing subscription to unlock Premium functionality.
The purchase will be charged from your iTunes account if you choose to buy the Buddy Premium subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription through the user settings in iTunes after the purchase. The subscription period ends with the same kind of subscription you already bought to the same price unless you turn off your subscription 24 hours before it renews. It is not possible to cancel your current subscription during the time your subscription is active.

Terms & Conditions: http://www.nattkod.tech/privacy_policy_terms_conditions

## Key features

- Create personal budgets
- Shared budgeting for couples/groups
- Connect bank accounts for transaction import
- Detailed spending and income overview
- Expense splitting and settlement tracking

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buddy Premium | $4.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $4.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $16.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $24.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $39.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited | $49.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #51 in Top Grossing · Finance (US App Store)

## What do users think of Buddy?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Visually appealing
- 💡 Customizable categories
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Helps with budgeting
- 👍 Manually entering transactions
- 👍 Great for those who don't want to link bank accounts

**Cons**

- 🐛 Recurring transactions not working properly
- 🐛 Balance not carrying over to next month
- 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
- 🐛 Transactions disappearing or resetting
- 💸 Expensive subscription
- 🐛 Inability to split transactions
- 🐛 Inaccurate category assignments

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Recurring transactions not working as expected
- Balance not carrying over to next month
- Syncing issues between devices
- Transactions disappearing or resetting
- Inability to edit categories without creating new ones

**Most requested features**

- Calendar view for transactions
- Bill reminders and due date tracking
- Ability to hide/exclude certain transactions
- Savings/investment tracking
- Multi-currency support
- Ability to reorder categories
- Weekly budget view
- Ability to split transactions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 838)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddy-budget-planner-app/id936422955/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Good but could be better

*2026-08-18, version 13.43*

The app is good and mostly easy to use, however the wallet system isn't intuitive or accurate, the transactions can get posted late and be sorted to wrong categories. I wish there was a better system to correct the categories and the transactions sorted into each category. The wallet system definitely needs to go, it doesn't help me at all, only confuses me. Good app but room for improvement.

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2026-08-12, version 13.43*

The connection to my bank gets disconnected after a few days and it’s a nightmare to connect the to bank every time. I wasted my money for 1 year subscription.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2026-08-11, version 13.43*

After downloading the app, there are no tutorials, nor could I find anything online. 

Also, while guessing what to do, I decided to rename and create some categories for the budget. Unfortunately,  I had to pay to create more categories, then after doing so, it still didn’t work. 

Trying to create for example one category called “alcohol”, simply impossible as it apparently already exists!!!!! It’s not in the “removed categories” (seriously, what even is that) and it’s nowhere else. 

I have spend at least 1hr stuffing around with it, and because I can’t customise it with the categories I want, I am annoyed that I spent that money, when I’m trying to budget. Will be asking apple for my money back!!!

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work for Canadians

*2026-08-08, version 13.43*

Numerous times I have attempted to link my accounts and leads to an error

### 4/5 — Great for Budgeting

*2026-08-02, version 13.43*

Great app for budgeting and tracking your expenses. Quite ironic for an app like this to have micro transactions but oh well, base version is totally fine without connecting a bank. I’m a person who likes things visual so it helps a ton!

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-08-01, version 13.43*

It is great even without premium!

### 2/5 — Very Buggy

*2026-08-01, version 13.43*

Used to be great, but now super buggy. Recently it duplicated all my charges so that I had to manually remove them (and then did it again a couple weeks later) and always undoes any edits I make to titles and categories. Very difficult to use at this point. I’ve complained multiple times about the bugs and nothing has been done.

### 5/5 — Simple Yet Beautiful

*2026-07-31, version 13.43*

So simple yet so beautiful, the UI is so simple yet so premium and elegant. Would recommend to anybody who needs a money tracker/budget tracker. I’m a hard person to please, so take that in consideration.

### 4/5 — Great app except for one thing: BRING BACK THE PIE CHART

*2026-07-28, version 13.43*

I use the free version, and it’s fantastic for keeping me on top of my spending. ONLY CRITICISM is that you need to bring back that pie chart that was in the spending tab. That wheel thing that replaced it is NOT as good.

### 2/5 — Bad resyncing

*2026-07-26, version 13.43*

My connections were down to more than two weeks and now that I am resyncing them duplicate transactions are coming in and messy my historical months

## Frequently asked questions about Buddy

### What does Buddy do?

Buddy is a finance app designed to help you create budgets, track your expenses, and manage your money. It allows for both individual and shared budgeting, making it easy to monitor spending with partners or friends. You can also connect your bank account to automatically import transactions.

### What are the key features of Buddy?

Key features include the ability to set up personalized budgets, create shared budgets with others for joint expenses, connect your bank account for transaction import, view detailed overviews of your spending and income, and utilize an expense splitting tool to track who owes what.

### How much does Buddy cost?

The app offers a free version with core functionalities. For advanced features, Buddy offers a Premium subscription with a monthly renewal option for $9.99 and a yearly renewal option for $49.99. These subscriptions unlock additional premium functionality.

### Can I use Buddy with my partner or friends?

Yes, Buddy is designed for both individual and shared budgeting. You can invite your partner or friends to create and manage a shared budget together, making it easy to track joint expenses and see who has spent what, especially useful for vacations or shared living costs.

### How do I manage my subscription?

If you choose to purchase a Buddy Premium subscription, the charge will be applied to your iTunes account. You can manage or cancel your subscription through the user settings in iTunes after the purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off 24 hours before the renewal date.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 13.45 — 2026-08-27

We hope you had a great summer and are ready for the autumn ’26 budgeting season! We’re kicking things off with a couple of welcome changes.

• New: Review Transactions is back! We heard from many of you who missed it, so we listened and brought it back. Happy reviewing!
• Fixed: Some close buttons had mysteriously gone missing. We found them and put them back where they belong.

And, as always, there’s a healthy dose of bug fixes and improvements under the bonnet.

A big thank you to everyone who sends us feedback. We read it, take it seriously and it genuinely helps us make Buddy better for everyone.

As always, thank you for using Buddy. More updates are on the way!

### 13.44 — 2026-08-18

Under the hood improvements and refinements to make Buddy faster and smoother. Thanks for using Buddy!

### 13.43 — 2026-07-22

Improved and refined under the hood to make Buddy faster and smoother. Thanks for using Buddy!

### 13.42 — 2026-07-16

The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and while we can’t help you pick the winner, we can help keep your transactions running smoothly.

* Fixed: Selecting every 4th week when creating a recurring transaction now works as expected. Turns out "every 4 weeks" and "monthly" aren’t quite the same thing.
* Improved: Our Apple Watch app has had a slight glow-up and should now be easier to use. Your wrist deserves nice things too.

As always, thanks for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!

### 13.41 — 2026-06-24

The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and while we can’t help you predict the winner, we can help make sure your transactions keep flowing smoothly.

* Fixed: Selecting every 4th week when creating a recurring transaction now works as expected. Turns out "every 4 weeks" and "monthly" aren't quite the same thing.
* Improved: Our Apple Watch app has received a slight glow-up and should now be easier to use. Your wrist deserves nice things too.

As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!

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